Jack Bruton (baseball)

Otis "Jack" Bruton (March 12, 1912 – June 1, 1973) was an American Negro league pitcher who played between 1937 and 1941.

Jack Bruton
Pitcher
Born: (1912-03-12)March 12, 1912 Cordova, Alabama
Died: June 1, 1973(1973-06-01) (aged 61) Cordova, Alabama
Threw: Right
Negro league baseball debut
1937, for the Birmingham Black Barons
Last appearance
1941, for the St. Louis–New Orleans Stars
Teams
Birmingham Black Barons (1937) Philadelphia Stars (1938) Cleveland Bears (1939) St. Louis–New Orleans Stars (1940–1941)

A native of Cordova, Alabama, Bruton made his Negro leagues debut in 1937 with the Birmingham Black Barons. He went on to play for the Philadelphia Stars and Cleveland Bears, and finished his career with a two-year stint with the St. Louis–New Orleans Stars in 1940 and 1941.^[1][2] Bruton died in his hometown of Cordova in 1973 at age 61.

References

1. "Jack Bruton". seamheads.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
2. "Jack Bruton". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.

External links

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference and Baseball-Reference Black Baseball stats and Seamheads